Literature Quiz Answers!
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Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, JK Rowling
a. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
b. The sound of footsteps thundering down the stairs above Harry’s head startled him awake.
c. Darkness settled over Little Whinging as the last of the streetlamps extinguished with a satisfying plink sound. -
Nineteen Eighty Four, George Orwell
a. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking one.
b. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
c. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking twelve. -
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
a. Without fail, the sound of crickets always reminded George of home. He smiled to himself. His happiest memories were of living on the farm with his aunt Martha and playing in the creek with his friends. He treasured those moments, hanging on to them during difficult times, times like these.
b. The first rains after the dry season came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth, but nourished it back to health. Green was returning to California after months of dust. The land was being reborn, starting afresh.
c. A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. -
Moby Dick, Herman Melville
a. Call me Ishmael.
b. Call me Isaac.
c. Call me maybe. -
The GC: How to be a Diva, Gemma Collins
a. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And that’s the way it stayed until God created Divas.
b. Hello babes and welcome to the best read of your lives! I am the GC and I am going to be your spirit guide on the journey to being the best version of you. Sit back, relax, and let me show you how to become a true Diva, Essex style.
c. Since the dawn of time, in the days of dinosaurs and the Ice Age movie franchise, before brow stencils, Samsung Galaxies and intimate waxes, there have always been women who are just a bit more fabulous than everyone else. -
Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
a. Children, unlike adults, can believe wholeheartedly in all matter of absurdities.
b. All children, except one, grow up.
c. “There’s no such thing as fairies!” Wendy told Michael matter-of-factly. -
LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
a. At the end of the second week in September a cart came in through Bywater from the direction of Brandywine Bridge. An old man was driving it all alone. He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver scarf.
b. When Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.
c. Hobbits, at their very core, are creatures of habit. A hobbit will live a peaceful life in the Shire, a land that is fertile and fruitful and untouched by wars; and that is just how they like it. -
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket
a. If you are interested in stories with happy endings you would be better off reading some other book.
b. Mr Poe coughed into his handkerchief as he carefully made his way over the pebbles at Briny Beach.
c. The Baudelaire children were not blessed with good fortunes and easy lives. -
The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
a. Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I never left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death.
b. I leant against the wall at the end of my front yard and took a deep breath. There are 12 steps from my front porch to the road and just taking those had been a struggle. Some days are easier than others, but today was not going to be one of those.
c. Cancer. One word, six letters, endless connotations- none of them good. It’s THE label, and once you get stuck with it, nothing else about you matters. I’ve lived with the cancer label slapped across my forehead for nine miserable years now. -
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen
a. We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We’re not scared.
b. We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re carrying massive shot-guns. Getting a bear skin rug! We’re not scared.
c. We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to be best friends. Can’t wait to have tea parties! We’re not scared. -
Matilda, Roald Dahl
a. Children have a wondrous imagination. They can be anything they desire to be. A doctor, a teacher, a priest, a spaceman, Prime Minister, no dream is too big or too small.
b. In a small room in a small house in a small town lived a small girl. In fact, the only thing not small about Matilda was her love of reading.
c. It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful. -
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
a. It was the best of times it was the worst of times.
b. Never have I ever seen such sweet sorrow.
c. There were stark differences between London and Paris in 1751. -
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
a. My eyes focused on the grass. You learn from childhood that grass is green and that’s just how it is. Tonight, this particular patch of grass was red.
b. It was seven minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears’ house. Its eyes were closed.
c. Growing up I was one of those kids without friends. You might think that’s sad but honestly, friendship confused me anyway. I liked being alone, alone is easy.
Well done all 
Good job all though, some brilliant rounds there 
. Used to play a very similar game at my cousins except my Aunt was a teacher and always won! 
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is quite a useful one.
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